Perforated pie band



April 13, 1943. W. EHRUCH 2,316,574

PERFORATED PIE BAND Filed Aug. 16, 1941 Patented Apr. 13, 1943PERFORATED PIE BAND William Ehrlich, Fox River, Wis., assignor offorty-five per cent to Albert J. Fihe, Chicago,

Ill.

Application August 1s, 1941, serial No. 407,163

(ci. 20c- Mr 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved perforated pie band and has, forone of its principal objects, means for retaining a transparent coveringover a pie when the pie is in position on a paper plate or the like.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of means forproviding a substantial container for packaged pie so that the same canbe handled and shipped with considerar-ble ease and with far less dangerof breakage or damage than when not incased in the packaging band ofthis invention.

'I'he present invention represents improvements in pie bands over andabove my prior patents on similar devices numbered 2,068,540 datedJanuary 19, 1937, and 2,133,607 dated October 18, 1938.

Another specific object of Vmy invention is to provide a band for pie`packages or the like which shall be very economically and simplymanufactured and which also will be easily applied while, at the sametime, adequately maintaining itself in position after application.

Other and further important objects of the invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the accompanying drawing and followingspecification.

The invention, in a preferred form, is shown in the drawing andhereinafter more fully described.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pie positioned on a plate coyered witha transparent sheet and inclosed in this assemblage by means of theimproved perforated pie band of my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, showingdetails of the assembled construction.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the improved perforated pie band of myinvention, showing the same in strip form and portions broken away.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view showing more completely the grippingaction of my perforated band on the transparent sheet covering for a pieplate applied in accordance with my in- Venticin.

As shown in the drawing:

The reference numeral I0 indicates generally the improved perforated pieband of my invention, and this consists essentially of a strip ofcardboard or the like of suitable strength and resiliency.

The strip of cardboard is provided with sets of series of longitudinalperforations as indicated at I2 and with other sets of series oftransverse perforations as indicated at I4. These perforationspreferably take the shape of round openings as illustrated but may be ofdifferent shapes and sizes as desired and may be spaced in relationshipsother than those shown.

The strip l0 is adapted to be joined into a circular hoop by overlappingand fastening at I6, and these circular hoops can be of different sizesso as to conveniently encircle pie plates of different sizes.

The pie plate is best illustrated at I8 in Figure 2 and is ofconventional form, a pie 20 being represented therein. The pie ispreliminarily covered with a transparent sheet 22 of regeneratedcellulose or some other similar material, and this sheet need not betransparent.

The band I0 of this invention is then applied to the asembled plate I8,pie 20 and sheet 22 by pushing the same downwardly about the edges ofthe pie plate whereupon the band will iiex at the points indicated bythe transverse openings I4, assuming a hexagonal, octagonal or othershape, depending upon the number of such series of perforations I4.

When the edge of the pie plate I8 comes into alignment with a series oflongitudinal openings I2, these will be either almost or completelybroken through as indicated at 24 in Figures 2 and 5, thereby grippingthe edge of the plate with the assembled sheet 22 and holding the sheetin desired position in a very satisfactory manner.

This gripping action is considerably superior to the action of the slotsshown in my prior Patent No. 2,133,607 and the band itself is moreeconomical than the similarly acting band disclosed in my prior PatentNo. 2,068,540.

The advantages of this band will be apparent to anyone familiar withthis art, and the irnprovements over prior devices will also beimmediately evident.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details ofconstruction varied throughout a Wide range without departing from theprinciples of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purpose limitingthe patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the priorart.

I claim as my invention:

A band for encircling pie plates and retaining cover sheets thereon,said band comprising a strip of material having its ends joined, aseries of transverse perforatons in the band at spaced intervalstherearound and another series of longitudinal perforations formed inthe band at spaced intervals and between the transverse perforations,the longitudinal perforations being positioned medially of the bland andfor the purpose of gripping the sheet in position about the edges of thepie plate when the band is positioned around said plate, certain of saidlongitudinal perforations breaking into each other and thereby forminggripping elements for the pie plate edge and its associated sheet, thelongitudinal perforations being larger than the transverse ones.

WILLIAM EHRLICH.

